Milestones in Professional Progress: A report of the 1946 National Conference of Social Welfare by Marion Robinson and Bradley Buell in the Survey Midmonthly Someone dubbed it the “hell and high water conference” for, in spite of a tight housing situation, strikes and rumors of strikes, heavy work loads and staff shortages, forty-five hundred delegates…
Continue Reading »Bradley Buell (1893-1976) — Social Worker, Author/Editor, and Community Planning Consultant Introduction: Bradley Buell was a social worker, author/editor, and community planning consultant. He worked for Community Chests and Councils, Inc. and for Survey magazines, and he founded Community Research Associates. He was actively involved with the emergence of a professional association for social…
Continue Reading »Frank J. Bruno (1874-1955): Social Work Educator, Administrator and Author Introduction: Throughout his career, Frank Bruno was active in many liberal movements and his conception of social work was broad. He was one of the first men trained in the concepts of the Charity Organization Societies to speak out in favor of governmental responsibility…
Continue Reading »The nomination of an avowed socialist to head the Democratic party ticket was more than the California establishment could tolerate. Sinclair’s radical candidacy was opposed by just about every establishment force in California. The media virtually demonized Sinclair through a concerted propaganda campaign based largely on smears and falsehoods. Sinclair’s candidacy also set off a bitter political battle both within the Democratic party and with many groups who were opposed to various aspects of the EPIC plan. Sinclair was denounced as a “Red” and “crackpot” and the Democratic establishment sought to derail his candidacy. Despite all of this, Upton Sinclair was very nearly elected Governor of California in 1934.
Continue Reading »Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968): Author, Journalist, Socialist and Social Reformer Introduction: Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California, who pioneered the kind of journalism known as “muckraking.” He was one of the best investigative journalists of his era, a prolific author who wrote over…
Continue Reading »“History of the Vasa Children’s Home (1865-1955),” translated by Mrs. Dennis M. Lundell. The Vasa Children’s Home is the oldest Home in Minnesota and the Augustana Lutheran Church.
Continue Reading »Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) is the largest private, nonprofit human service organization in Minnesota. It offers a comprehensive array of support services tailored to the unique needs of individuals, families and communities.
Continue Reading »Howard W. Hopkirk (1894 – 1963) — Social Worker, Consultant on Child Care Institutions and Executive Director of the Child Welfare League of America Introduction: Howard W. Hopkirk was born in Montrose, Iowa, on March 21, 1894, the son of William Hume Hopkirk and Marietta Cowles Hopkirk. In 1920, he received a Bachelor of…
Continue Reading »The Father’s Voice, was the first newspaper produced by the Father’s Club of Madison House Settlement, March 31, 1935.
Continue Reading »Address by Phil Schiff at The Annual Meeting of Alumni and Friends of Madison House, Inc. “When did we come in? Where are we? Where are we going? Where did we come in?”
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